A question for the Brits on my list:
Apr. 16th, 2007 02:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xiphiasSo, what the hell does "chuffed" mean, anyway? I've heard it several times, and I've got it narrowed down to two possible meanings: happy/pleased/proud, and annoyed/worried/upset.
While it's possible that it means both of these, I kind of doubt it.
So -- is "being chuffed" a good thing or a bad thing?
While it's possible that it means both of these, I kind of doubt it.
So -- is "being chuffed" a good thing or a bad thing?
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Date: 2007-04-16 06:05 pm (UTC)"Hey, you got that job!"
"Yeah, I'm really chuffed."
:-)!
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Date: 2007-04-16 06:09 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-04-16 10:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-04-16 10:08 pm (UTC)I was there during 1996
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Date: 2007-04-16 06:29 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-04-17 11:41 pm (UTC)That could be why I've been using 'chuffed' to mean pretty much the opposite of how British people actually use it.
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Date: 2007-04-16 06:31 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, I've also been told "diddling her chuffie" turns up in some bad British paperback porn. So, y'know, can't use word.
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Date: 2007-04-16 08:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-04-16 09:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-04-16 10:20 pm (UTC):D
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Date: 2007-04-16 10:55 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-04-16 11:35 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-04-17 01:44 am (UTC)